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Wimbledon Drinks

Wimbledon Drinks

By kulwicky
Published: 07/01/2015
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Last Updated on 06/05/2021 by Inside Tailgating

In mid-summer, the world’s oldest Tennis  tournament will capture the attention of millions worldwide. While watching the top tennis players hit and serve the ball, our friends at A History of Drinking have served up some refreshing Wimbledon drinks.  Though we may not be on the court, we can make an ace off the court by recreating these spectacular cocktails.

On July 9, 1877, the All England Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club began their first tennis tournament at the London suburb of Wimbledon. The twenty-one amateurs in attendance competed for a 25-guinea trophy.  Obviously, the tournament has grown since then and now commands it own traditional cocktail.  Where the Kentucky derby has the obligatory Mint Julep, Wimbledon goers reach for the Pimm’s Cup; an English summer-time drink consisting of the gin-based Pimms No. 1 liqueur, fizzy lemonade and a virtual garden of garnishes…

Pimm’s Cup: Classic Wimbledon Drink

Wimbledon Drinks Pimm's Cup

James Pimm, a London oyster bar owner, created Pimm’s No. 1 in 1840. A blend of gin and a secret recipe of herbs, it began it’s life as a tankard-served digestif. Once Pimms No. 1 reached the commercial market in 1859, it became a staple in the more fashionable English circles. After World War 2, several other Pimm’s blends were tried, each utilizing a different base spirit, but only the original gin-based Pimms #1 and Pimm’s #6 (produced in small batches and sometime referred to as “Vodka Cup”) survive to the present day. Pimm’s Winter Cup, a modified version of the brandy-based Pimm’s #3 is also seasonally available.

Author: Addie K. Martin  

Ingredients

  • 2 oz. Pimm’s No. 1
  • 4 oz. English lemonade or lemon-lime soda

Instructions

  1. Fill a chilled collins glass with ice. Add the Pimm’s, then pour in the English lemonade or lemon lime soda. Stir very gently to combine, then garnish with the mint, cucumber, strawberry and apple.

Wimbledon Cocktail

strawberry shake on clear drinking glass
Photo by Boozy Events on Unsplash

If you don’t happen to be a Pimm’s fan, here is another spring-flavor-forward cocktail:

recipe adapted from BBC Good Food

  • 25ml Vodka
  • 25ml Strawberry Puree
  • 15ml bottlegreen Strawberry & Elderflower Cordial
  • 10ml Lime Juice
  • Ginger Ale

Garnish: strawberry fan.

Glass: Highball

Shake first 4 ingredients with ice, strain into ice-filled 12oz highball glass, top with Ginger Ale.

Let us know which Wimbledon drink is your favorite and we’ve got plenty more tailgating drink recipes sure to please!

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  • kulwicky
    kulwicky

    Digital Editor of Insidetailgating.com / Sporting Event and Venue Reviewer (Stadium Journey) / FanSided writer for the sports blogs "The Baltimore Wire" & "All Over The Hill" / Food and Cocktail Writer (ahistoryofdrinking.com) / Instructional Designer and Adjunct Faculty at a local community college / [email protected] / twitter: @kulwicky Reviews

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